The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-09
THE MCCARTHY CASE.
FRANK ,reAnrnY DISCHARGED
IIy JustlCo Robinson nfter little Eapinnn.
y ton by the Attorney, for the Defense. 4
The wife tDsterp,ined to vlndicato
Herself /. and Push the Case. X

Yesterday morning Col. Arnett, OF
Wheeling, greatly surprised people gener.
ally In the vicinity Of Justice Robinson's
Office by bringing his client, Frank Nc.
Carthy, from Wheeling 10 appear before
the Justice in the case continued from
Thursday. II required but a few minutes
conversation and little explanation from
the Colonel as to the misunderstanding
he claims to have had with tho Justice in
regard to the return OF the prisoner Thurs.
day night at seven o'clock. Tho prisoner
was then honorably discharged. Shortly
atterHard Mrs. MCCARTHY No. | came over
from Wheeling, and on hearing that
Frank had been discharged, her temper
knew no restraint, and she nearly pros.
trated Justice Robinson by severe tongue
lashing for the space Of twenty minutes.
Then she left the Office Bwearing revenge
on the court and her recreant husband.
She entered her buggy and drove to st.
Ciairsville, taking with her her little son
Francis, named aitcr her husband, she
says. After transacting her business with
Attorney Kennon, she returned to Bridge.
port and drove through the toll gate q. a
rapid rate Of Bpeed, not stopping to pay
toll. The gate keeper followed to Justice
Robineon's office and wanted her arrest.
ed, but he could not get a warrant and the
matter was dropped. s
Public sentiment at Bridgeport Is most.
ly in the woman's favor, and remarks are
| openly made as 10 the extreme leniency
OF the Court in allowing the man to 70
withou! notifying the woman.
Mrp. Mccarthy called OF this office last
night, and said she went. to ST. Clairsville
to yet from Prosecuting Attorney Kennon
her marriage license and certificate, which
abe entrusted 10 Mr.. Kennon some time
ago. She found Mr.. Kennon had gone to
Chicago and his brother, lett in charge Of
tho Office, was at Bellaire. After return
ing here she got telegram from the
latter, saying he would send tho papers
| II he could find them. 81 Il
Mr.. Vance, the father Of Ella, McCsr.
thy's vile No. 2, received some time ago a
telegram from Rev. Father Divine, Of
Baltimore, certifying that he had mar.
ried Charles Mccarthy and Mollie Miller
In 1888. Tho telegram was in Latin, and
was taken to Rev. Monsignor Sullivan
here, who translated it. In addition to sll
this, Mrs. Mccarthy showed q report
er letter IN which Dor mother-in-
law Gays that Frank had asked her end bis
father to CONS on hero and get him out OF
this trouble, and AIDA:
II think Frank must be crazy. He
knows any evidence could give would
be against him, for I know he was mar.
ried to Mollie." 1-
Mrs. Mccarthy was asked what she
proposed to do now. She aaid tho reason
the caae fell through before Squire Robin
son was because there was no lawyer for
The prosecution. She feels that the result
has laid her open to the charge OF perjury,
md she has employed lawyer, and will
either make affidavit Of McCarthy's guilt
before another Belmont county Justice, or
secure hi8 arreBt on this side OF the river,
where, abe says, "juetice is not a farce"
Should Mccarthy and Ella Vance live as
husband and wife in this State, 40 he says
they will, he will become liable to prose
cution ior bigamy in West Virginia.
Mccarthy says his mother.in.law (Mrs.
vance, is reconciled to his living with her
daughter. Mr.. Vance is not, but he hopes
to bring him around all right in day or
80, and then he and Ella will live to-
gether. 5lS,7 .55a II
1t is understood that a leading lawyer OF
this city has been retained by Mrs, Nc
earthly. She is reported to have threat
ened 10 take McCarthy's lie, but she said
last night that she had no weapon, and
had no intention Of doing anything rash.